English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Scout Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Penistone

Historical Forms

  • Old Scout Bridge 1843 O.S.

Etymology

, Old Scout Bridge 1843 O.S. , v. skúti ' overhanging cliff or bank ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name